The apartment itself was very nice, clean, and nicely presented. Upon arrival, the host welcomed us kindly and even left a chilled bottle of champagne on the table for us.

However, the pre-arrival experience completely ruined our trust and left a bitter taste. Shortly after confirming the reservation on Booking.com, we received a private message stating that we had to pay substantial extra cash fees for final cleaning (€100) and bed linen (€80) upon check-in, as part of their "House Rules." These mandatory fees were not included in the original total price or disclosed during the booking process. When I raised this issue, they tried to shift the responsibility onto us for "not reading their post-booking message" and suggested that we could just cancel the reservation—just a few days before our stay in peak season, when finding alternative accommodation was practically impossible. Less experienced travelers could easily fall into this trap, not knowing that imposing mandatory extra fees via private messages after booking is contrary to Booking.com rules. While Booking Customer Service supported us, this unfair and non-transparent practice prior to arrival is unacceptable, which is why I cannot give a high overall rating. Additionally, while the kitchen had a dishwasher, the basic inventory was extremely limited—exactly 4 items of each piece of cutlery, plates, and glasses. Dishwasher tablets were provided strictly counted per day, but because of the scarcity of dishes, using the dishwasher was practically impossible as we ran out of clean items after a single meal.